Comb-cleaner.



Patented Feb."25 1902.

A. &f C. SYVERSON.

`UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

COME-CLEANER.

srEoIFIoATIoN forming 'part of Lea-.ere .Patent No. 694,040, dated.February 25, i902.

l Application filed February 19, 1901. Serial No. 47,993. (No model.)

To all whom it mag/concern:

' Be it known that we, ALBERT SYvERsoN 'and CORNELIUS SYvEEsoN, citizens4of vthe United States, residing at Pelican Rapids, in the county ofOttertail and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Comb-Cleaner, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cleaners for combs; and it has for its objectto provide a construction that will be carried upon the comb at alltimes in such position yas not to interfere with the operation of thecomb and which when it is to be used may be ope-rated with efficientresults, a further object of the invention being to provide a cheap andsimple latching means that will hold the cleaner in its inoperativeposition against accidental dislodgment.

Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent fromthe following description. Y

ln the drawings, forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts inthe several views,Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a comb provided with the improvedcleaner, said cleaner being raised to its inoperative position. Fig. 2is a side elevation showing one end portion of the comb. Fig. 3 is atransverse section through the :comb audits cleaner with the latchingmechanism in its engaging position. Fig. et is a side elevation of oneend portion of the comb and showing the cleaner lowered to the ends ofthe teeth and shown in section.

Referring now to the drawings, Vthere is shown a comb comprising a backportion 5, having heavy end teeth 6 and 7 and smaller or narrowerintermediate teeth 8,' of usual form and spacing. The end teeth 6 and 7have slots 9 and 10 formed transversely therethrough and extendinglongitudinally thereof, and in these two slots are slidably engaged pins11 and 12, which are passed therethrough and connect two strips 13 and14, which are disposed against the opposite side faces of the teeth ofthe comb, whereby when side walls of the groove.

either strip ismoved toward or away from the back 5 the other strip willbe moved with it and neither strip can be moved entirely from engagementwith the comb.

To clean outthe matter that accumulates between the teeth of the combthe strips 13 and 14 are connected by cross-pieces 16, one of which liesbetween each pair of teeth of the comb, and thus when the strips 13 and14 are moved from their positions against the back of the comb, as shownin Fig. 1, to the free ends of the teeth these' cross-pieces engage andclear out all matter that may be lodged between the teeth. After theteeth have been cleaned by thus moving the cleaner to the free endsthereof the cleaner is moved back into position against the back 5 ofthe comb, and to hold the cleaner in this position a latch -or lockingmechanism is provided. This latch consists of two fingers 18 and 19,which are pivotally mounted upon the strips 13 and 14 at diametricallyopposite points of the strips. A groove 2O is formed transversely of theback of the comb, and these two fingers are bent into angular shape, sothat they may be moved pivotally to engage the groove and to overlapwith their free ends. To hold the free ends in their overlappingpositions, balls 22 and 23 are formed upon the ends thereof, and theseballs are adapted to lie one behind the other, the extremities of thefingers being bent upwardly and laterally, as shown, so that they mayentwine. When the lingers are thus engaged, they lie in the groove 2Oand are held against lateral movement such as would disengage theextremities of the fingers by the By grasping the two balls, however,and giving them a twisting motion they may be disengaged one from behindthe other, after which the fingersl may be swung outwardly to free theback of the comb. When the fingers are engagedover the back of the comb,they of course prevent movement of the cleaner; but when disengaged thecleaner may be moved at will.

It will be understood that in practice various modiications of thespecific construction shown may be made and that any suitable materialsand proportions may be used for the various parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is- A comb having its end teeth formed with slots andits back with laterally-projecting anges provided with transverselyalined grooves, in combination with a cleaning device adapted normallyto bear against the nnder sides of the iianges and comprising two stripsconnected intermediate of their ends by cross-pieces to tit closelybetween the teeth and at their terminals by pins disposed to work in thesaid slots, and looking means carried by in the presence of twowitnesses.

ALBERT SYVERSON.

CORNELIUS SYVERSON.

Witnesses:

CARL N. I-IAUGER, CARL J. CARLSON,

